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U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMOs

By GFM Network News August 25, 2015

Reuters — A food safety advocacy group sued an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying it illegally withheld public information on genetically engineered crops. The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) against USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), claims the regulator has routinely failed to respond […] Read more

A diamondback pupa. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Genetically modified diamondback moth offers pest control hope

By GFM Network News July 15, 2015

London | Reuters –– Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar crops worldwide. In what they said could be a pesticide-free and environmentally-friendly way to control insect pests, the scientists, from […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

White House directs U.S. GMO regulators to update oversight

By GFM Network News July 2, 2015

Reuters — The White House on Thursday directed the three U.S. agencies that oversee biotech crop products to improve and modernize their regulatory “framework” to boost public confidence in a system that critics call a failure. The order, announced in a statement by President Barack Obama’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, followed demands by […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

EU proposes GM opt-out for members, angers pro- and anti-GM camps

By GFM Network News April 22, 2015

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a new law allowing individual EU countries to restrict or prohibit imported genetically modified crops even if they have been approved by the bloc as a whole. The proposal covering GM crops in human food and animal feed upset trading partners, notably the U.S., which […] Read more

Crops, Features, Potatoes

New GM potato gets U.S. approval

The new gm potato variety, “Innate,” is ready for the deep fryer

By Julienne Isaacs March 9, 2015

A genetically modified potato called “Innate” has recently made headlines in the U.S. The French fry giant J.R. Simplot’s petition for “non-regulated status” for its proprietary biotechnology process called Innate has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Although McDonalds has stated that it has no current plans to utilize GM potatoes, […] Read more

Columns

The middle view on GMO crops

Fresh from the city, Toban Dyck looks at GMOs as a farmer 

By Toban Dyck February 27, 2014

I don’t know enough about the issue to strip it down to its bones. Few do, it seems. But I do understand what sides, polarities, and knee-jerk reactions are. I’ve lived among those who equate genetically modifying anything to murder — murder committed by someone who hates the earth and loves Monsanto. These people walk […] Read more

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

GFM Network News

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Tag Archives genetically-modified

U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMOs

Genetically modified diamondback moth offers pest control hope

White House directs U.S. GMO regulators to update oversight

EU proposes GM opt-out for members, angers pro- and anti-GM camps

New GM potato gets U.S. approval

The middle view on GMO crops

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